Bethesda’s Starfield, while ambitious, has been criticized for its frequent loading screens. A new mod, Seamless City Interiors, aims to solve this by turning interior locations into exterior ones, eliminating loading screens and creating a more immersive experience. This mod is a game-changer for Starfield players tired of constant loading interruptions.
A former veteran Bethesda game developer, Nate Purkeypile, reveals the challenges of working at a rapidly expanding studio. He claims that Bethesda’s immense growth, fueled by successes like Skyrim and ongoing live service games, has led to complex internal structures and hindered the development process. Purkeypile’s experience with Starfield, which had over 500 people working on it, highlights the potential drawbacks of excessive growth in a creative environment.
Starfield: Shattered Space offers an engaging and well-written questline that focuses on the religious House Va’ruun faction and the lore surrounding it. While the expansion delivers on handcrafted content and a compelling story, it can’t escape the base game’s inherent flaws, like performance issues and lack of polish. This review dives into the good, the bad, and the in-between of Starfield’s latest expansion.
